Friends and Flowers
By: Jean Okimoto

Materials: VersaMark Kaleidacolor Birthstone Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy VersaMagic Sierra Vista Tsukineko Sponge Daubers Tsukineko TX12 Armbands Stencil Pack Tsukineko Embossing Powder Gold Glossy White Paper Different shades of green scrapbook paper Lavender paper Twigs (bamboo placement or sushi mat strips cut with garden clippers) Leaf (Black Ink Decorative Accents) Pressed Hydrangea 2” x 4” Poly Bag 5/8” Lavender Ribbon Green Twine 2- Gold Brads Double-stick and foam mounting tapes Rubber Stamps: Grass Lines (Rubber Soul), Small Allium (Memory Box), Japanese Iris (Memory Box), Thin Petals (Memory Box), Medium Allium (Memory Box), and Dragonfly (Hampton Art Stamps)

Instructions: Cut your medium green paper into a 2” x 8” strip. Place Tsukineko TX12 Armbands Stencil on the paper and then daub VersaMark through the vine stencil. Place on the left hand side of scrapbook page with a 1/2” border from the left.   Cut a dark green piece of paper into a 3” square, a two pieces of medium green paper 3 1/2” x 5”, a light green piece of paper 8 1/2” x 11”.   With your 12” x 12” dark scrapbook page, layer your 8 1/2” x 11” light green paper on to the right side with a 1/2” border to the right. Then arrange the two 3 1/2” x 5” medium green paper onto the last layer. Then mount your photos.   Place your 3” dark green square in the top half of the page and place the gold brads in the top two points.   Arrange the twigs, tape together. Use sponge daubers to tint the twigs with VersaMagic Sierra Vista and Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy. Let dry.   Take the lavender ribbon and green twine and wrap around twigs, glue this onto the right hand side of the page.   Cut light green paper 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”, stamp grass lines with VersaMark and with the sponge dauber, daub with Pearl Ex. Stamp small allium with VersaMark and with the sponge dauber, daub on Pearl Ex. Glue this on top of your 2 3/4” x 4 3/4” lavender paper and mount to the bottom left side of the scrapbook page.   Glue your pressed hydrangea and leaf onto a 2 3/4” x 3 3/4” green piece of textured paper, and then place onto the 3” green square with gold brads.   Attach the brads to the left side of the card, one at the top and three at the bottom.